The Fourth of July Mine is a lead mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,999 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 40.56472, -114.81806
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Fourth of July Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fourth of July Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Spruce Mountain
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Ingot Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1872
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Lead
Comments
Comment (Development): MINE WAS DEVELOPED IN 1872 BY THE INGOT MINING CO. BY A 250-FT. ADIT. THE COMPANY HAD A SMELTER NEAR SPRUCEMONT. IN 1873, WHITEHILL REPORTED A 187-FT SHAFT WITH DRIFTS, BUT BY 1913, MOST OF THE WORKINGS WERE CAVED EXCEPT FOR 300 FT. OF A HEAVILY TIMBERED ADIT. THIS WAS ONE OF THE DISTRICT'S EARLIEST PRODUCERS.
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE
Comment (Workings): 250-FT. ADIT; 187-FT. SHAFT WITH DRIFTS
Comment (Deposit): THE FOURTH OF JULY MINE WAS DEVELOPED IN 1872 BY THE INGOT MINING CO. BY A 250 FT ADIT WITH THE END IN THE ORE (SILVER). THE COMPANY HAD A SMELTING WORKS ON THE WESTERN SLOPE OF SPRUCE MT. NEAR SPRUCEMONT. IN 1873 WHITEHILL REPORTED A 187 FT SHAFT WITH DRIFTS, AND BY 1913 MOST OF THE WORKINGS WERE CAVED, EXCEPT FOR 300 FT OF A HEAVILY TIMBERED ADIT. THIS IS ONE OF THE VERY EARLY PRODUCERS IN THE DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, JAMES M., NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA, USGS BULL. 648.
Reference (Deposit): RAYMOND, R.W., (1873) STATISTICS OF MINES AND MINING IN THE STATES AND TERRITORIES WEST OF ROCKY MTS. FOR #802.
Reference (Production): HILL, J.H., (1916), P 74-75
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
